Club Race Entry is now open – we’ve separate links for the time trials and hill climbs here, and the club races here.
Ards Cycling Club organises a full programme of club races for its members from April through to September. Time trials, where riders race individually against the clock, are a great introduction into the world of bike racing. When you get fitter, and more comfortable riding in a group, then you might want to try our club road races as well.
Most races take place on Tuesday evenings – the full 2022 calendar is listed below. Links to the courses, and the results, are on the calendar. Various trophies are awarded annually for competition in club races. Click here for more details of these. We’ll try to keep an up-to-date list of leaders in the results pages against each race. Finally, we award medals for riders reaching certain standard times in time trials. For a list of the standard times for each age group, click here.
2022 Club Calendar
| Event | Date&Time | Location | Distance | Result |
| 5 Mile TT | 29 March, 6:30pm | B’gowan Rd, Comber | 5 miles | here |
| Tour of Ards | 2 April, 11.00am | Cardy | various | here |
| 10K Straight In TT | 5 April, 6:30pm | Greyabbey | 10km | here |
| 10 Mile TT | 12 April, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | here |
| 5 Mile TT | 19 April, 7pm | B’gowan Rd, Comber | 5 miles | here |
| 10 Mile TT | 26 April, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | here |
| MTB XC (Open race) | 30 April, from 10am | Whitespots | Various | here |
| 10K Straight In TT | 3 May, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10km | here |
| 10 mile TT | 10 May, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | cancelled |
| 10k Straight in TT | 17 May, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | cancelled |
| Road Race | 24 May, 7pm | Carrowdore | 27.5 miles | here |
| Town Centre Races | 31 May, 7pm | Newtownards Town Centre | Various | cancelled |
| Trail Quest | 1 June, 6.30pm | The Lane (BT22 2PH) | 90 minutes | here & here |
| Road Race | 7 June, 7pm | Ballygowan | 26 miles | here |
| Magreechan Cup | 14 June, 7pm | Millisle – Ballyhalbert | 16.6 miles | cancelled |
| Trail Quest | 21 June, 6.30pm | Castle Espie | 90 mins | |
| Hill Climb | 28 June, 7pm | Scrabo carpark | 1.75 miles | |
| Road Race | 5 July, 7pm | Orlock | 24 miles | |
| No Event | 12 July, 7pm | Holiday time 🙂 | ||
| 25 Mile TT | 19 July, 7pm | Millisle | 25 miles | |
| 10 mile TT | 26 July, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | |
| Champ Of Champs TT | 31 July, 9.00am | Saltwater Brig Course | 25 miles | |
| Road Race | 2 August 7pm | Carrowdore | 27.5 miles | |
| 10k Straight in TT | 9 August, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10km | |
| Road Race | 16 August, 7pm | Ballygowan | 26 miles | |
| MTB XC (Open race) | Date TBC | Whitespots | Various | |
| 5 Mile TT | 23 August, 6:30pm | B’gowan Rd, Comber | 5 miles | |
| Hill Climb | 30 Aug, 6:30pm | Bradshaw’s Brae | 1 mile | |
| Tour of Strangford | 11 Sept, time TBC | TBC | 50/80 miles | |
| 10 mile TT | 25 Dec, 10am | Portaferry Road | 10 miles | |
| MTB XC (Open race) | Date TBC | Whitespots | Various |
For calendars and results from previous years, click here.